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Meta-Analysis
. 2017 Feb 1;17(1):17.
doi: 10.1186/s12871-017-0313-7.

Airway management education: simulation based training versus non-simulation based training-A systematic review and meta-analyses

Yanxia Sun  1 , Chuxiong Pan  2 , Tianzuo Li  3 , Tong J Gan  4
Affiliations
Meta-Analysis

Airway management education: simulation based training versus non-simulation based training-A systematic review and meta-analyses

Yanxia Sun et al. BMC Anesthesiol. .

Abstract

Background: Simulation-based training (SBT) has become a standard for medical education. However, the efficacy of simulation based training in airway management education remains unclear.

Methods: The aim of this study was to evaluate all published evidence comparing the effectiveness of SBT for airway management versus non-simulation based training (NSBT) on learner and patient outcomes. Systematic review with meta-analyses were used. Data were derived from PubMed, EMBASE, CINAHL, Scopus, the Cochrane Controlled Trials Register and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews from inception to May 2016. Published comparative trials that evaluated the effect of SBT on airway management training in compared with NSBT were considered. The effect sizes with 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated for outcomes measures.

Results: Seventeen eligible studies were included. SBT was associated with improved behavior performance [standardized mean difference (SMD):0.30, 95% CI: 0.06 to 0.54] in comparison with NSBT. However, the benefits of SBT were not seen in time-skill (SMD:-0.13, 95% CI: -0.82 to 0.52), written examination score (SMD: 0.39, 95% CI: -0.09 to 0.86) and success rate of procedure completion on patients [relative risk (RR): 1.26, 95% CI: 0.96 to 1.66].

Conclusion: SBT may be not superior to NSBT on airway management training.

Keywords: Airway management; Simulation; Training.

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Flowchart of study selection
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Meta-analyses of the effect of simulation-based training compared with non-simulation instruction on learning outcomes. Panel 2a shows the standardized mean difference in time-skill, random-effects model. Panel 2b shows the standardized mean difference in behavior performance, fixed-effects model. Panel 2c shows the standardized mean difference in examination score, random-effects model
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